Especially for people who live in big cities Environmental pollution It is an important problem and many companies strive to create an alternative as much as possible to solve this problem. One of these companies is Audi.

In the system newly developed by the car giant, the grille of the vehicle is also a air filter It also serves as a purifier for the air around the vehicle. Audi works with one of its suppliers, Mann+Hummel, to ensure that the filters also meet a certain quality standard.

Test results are promising

Head of the company’s accessory systems development department. Fabian GrohaWhile the project’s test results were successful, such systems are expected to be found in vehicles in the future. It may even be necessary there is.

Grille placed on front grille in two different ways it functions. The first of these is the filtering that takes place while the vehicle is moving. In this method, as the vehicle progresses, air entering the grillis filtered as it passes through the filter. In the second method, while the vehicle is being charged, the filter is with the help of a fan The extracted air is filtered and released again.

In the tests conducted since 2020, Audi for 50,000 kilometers stated that the new system does not cause any problems in cars. On the other hand, it is mentioned that the air purification function is only active when the vehicle is in the charging state. Of course, the reason why the system does not work while the vehicle is stationary is natural. prevent the battery from dying. According to the company’s claim, the filtration system is so successful that it has managed to purify the air more than the amount of dust that makes up the vehicle itself.